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Weekend protest events include Black Catholic march, Mitchell Park cookout

July 10, 2020

This weekend will mark the 41st, 42nd, and 43rd consecutive days of peaceful events protesting police brutality and the murder of George Floyd. Here are just a few of the weekend's events, sure to be joined by ...

A-side/B-side: How do you feel about the Brewers playing in 2020?

Milwaukee Record Staff

July 9, 2020

In A-side/B-side, two Milwaukee Record writers tackle various city issues in an informal, crosstalk style. Insults are hurled, feelings are hurt, and everyone learns something in the end. Maybe. Tyler Maas: ...

Masked Intruder’s Officer Bradford will stream, run a charity 10K on July 19

Tyler Maas

July 9, 2020

When we last checked in with Officer Bradford of Masked Intruder, the fake punk rock police officer was removing his uniform (and almost everything else) to strike some poses for a charity calendar he was selli...

Committee passes mandatory mask ordinance; Common Council will vote July 13

Matt Wild

July 9, 2020

A proposed ordinance that would require Milwaukeeans to wear masks in public—both indoors and outdoors—moved forward on Thursday. A program to provide free masks to citizens was approved, too. The Public Saf...

Former Fritz’s Pub to become high-end steakhouse “with a Mexican flair,” Asadero Fiesta Garibaldi

Juan Miguel Martinez

July 8, 2020

The old Fritz's Pub sits on the corner of 20th and Oklahoma, its windows dark and its neon beer signs no longer lit up. It has been this way since October of 2019, and was a Milwaukee favorite for fish fry and ...

Mandatory Milwaukee: See the city in a new way via kayak

Tyler Maas

July 8, 2020

broadstreet.zone(77472); Some places come and go, while some places become icons. Mandatory Milwaukee is all about the latter. Join us as we revisit beloved and well-worn local staples with fresh eyes, and exp...

Paper Holland stays active in isolation with its “Back To The Sea” music video

Tyler Maas

July 8, 2020

If you didn't see Milwaukee Record's Virtual Summer Festival last month, you missed a ton of great previously recorded performances and homemade music videos from close to 40 Milwaukee bands, rappers, and solo ...

Look for the helpers: 9 Milwaukee companies doing good in times of need

Ceara Milligan

July 7, 2020

There's never been a more important, opportune time in Milwaukee to be there for one another. With both the global COVID-19 pandemic and the Black Lives Matter movement—along with countless other globe-shifting...

Company offers to make 1 million free masks if Milwaukee passes mandatory mask ordinance

Matt Wild

July 7, 2020

Need a mask in the event that the City of Milwaukee passes some type of mandatory mask ordinance? A Saukville company has you covered. Literally. Rebel Converting has offered the materials to make 1 million ...

WAMI announces Wall Of Honor, names first recipients

Tyler Maas

July 7, 2020

When we last checked in with WAMI, the organization behind the Wisconsin Area Music Industry awards unveiled the nominees for their 40th annual awards ceremony (originally set to take place at Turner Hall on Ap...

Council passes resolution requiring MPD to get approval before buying “crowd control and militaristic equipment”

Matt Wild

July 7, 2020

The Milwaukee Common Council approved a resolution on Tuesday "directing that Police Department purchases of crowd-response, crowd-control, military-grade and militaristic equipment be approved by the Common Co...

Broken Bat’s wall was covered with the name of a fallen graffiti artist—now it’s a (repainted) tribute

Matt Wild

July 7, 2020

Long story short: Over Memorial Day weekend, the giant westward-facing wall of Broken Bat Brewing Company (135 E. Pittsburgh Ave.) was covered in graffiti. Broken Bat owners were "pretty bummed" (they had only ...

Here’s Milwaukee’s proposed (and updated) mandatory mask ordinance, to be discussed Thursday

Matt Wild

July 6, 2020

UPDATE 7/8/20): A slightly revised version of the ordinance (seen below) will be discussed at a special Public Safety and Health Committee meeting on Thursday, July 9, at 2:30 p.m. UPDATE (7/7/20): The Commo...

You can now buy Milwaukee Record tie-dye T-shirts (for a limited time)

Milwaukee Record Staff

July 6, 2020

Summer is officially upon us! Though this summer is noticeably different than others in recent memory, you can still look good while hopefully also practicing proper social distancing at small group gatherings ...

1991 Great Circus Parade co-hosted by Captain Kangaroo

Watch the 1991 Great Circus Parade and imagine a time when circuses, parades, and crowds existed

Matt Wild

July 6, 2020

According to our calculations, 1991 was approximately 29 years ago. Still, it may as well be 129 years ago when you're watching this 1991 WMVS broadcast of Milwaukee's then-popular Great Circus Parade. Circuses...

Milwaukee Art Museum will reopen July 16 (with timed ticketing, free admission for a month)

Matt Wild

July 6, 2020

The Milwaukee Art Museum will reopen to the public on Thursday, July 16. If you're a Museum Member, that reopening gets bumped ahead to Thursday, July 9. As for pandemic precautions, MAM will employee a time...

Here’s the 2020 Milwaukee Brewers schedule

Tyler Maas

July 6, 2020

Is having a baseball season during an ever-worsening pandemic a good idea? Probably not! Is it going to happen anyway? Looks like it! Tonight, the Milwaukee Brewers announced the schedule for the team's COVID-s...

Take a terrifying look inside Dustin Diamond’s water-damaged Port Washington home, which is for sale

Matt Wild

July 5, 2020

If you're in the market for a water-damaged celebrity-owned home filled with moldy Halloween decorations and probably some memorabilia from that time Casey Kasem guest-starred on the Zack Attack episode, have w...

My First Band: Luke Bentham (The Dirty Nil)

Milwaukee Record Staff

July 3, 2020

As the singer and guitarist of The Dirty Nil, Luke Bentham has toured all around the world, performed in stadiums and renowned clubs, shared the stage with legendary bands like The Who, won a Juno Award, and re...

Get a personal history of Brady Street in the ’60s and ’70s, via The Leather Shop’s Bill Odbert

Matt Wild

July 3, 2020

Last Thursday, Milwaukee Record threw our first (and god willing, our last) Virtual Summer Festival. With little to no festivals, block parties, or sports to thrill and entertain us this year, the eight-hour li...

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